TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
TEXAS BANKING NEWS, PEOPLE AND IDEAS
American Banker has released its 2023 list of the “Best Banks to Work For,” which includes 11 banks based in Texas or with operations in Texas among the 90 listed. Like last year and the year before, Oakworth Capital Bank in Birmingham, Alabama, was ranked the Best Bank to Work For. First Federal Savings & … Read more
The Texas Bankers Association (TBA) recently announced the elected officers and directors for the 2023–24 board. The officers elected are Chair David W. Osborn, WestStar Bank in El Paso; Vice Chair Jan Mills, First National Bank of Winnsboro; and Treasurer Ron Butler, First Financial Bank in Abilene. The officers’ terms run from June 1, 2023, … Read more
American Banker has released its 2022 list of the “Best Banks to Work For,” which includes 11 banks based in Texas or with operations in Texas among the 90 listed. Like last year, Oakworth Capital Bank in Birmingham, Alabama, was ranked the Best Bank to Work For. Greater Community Bank in Rome, Georgia, is the smallest bank … Read more
On October 27, team members from Tyler-based Southside Bank gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark its newly constructed drive-through bank at 1010 E. 1st St. in Tyler. The new facility, which replaced the bank’s existing drive-through next door (built in 1979), is equipped with seven drive-through lanes, a new pneumatic tube system and a modern … Read more
The Texas Bankers Association (TBA) has announced its board of directors for the 2022–23 fiscal year. Leading the board will be Chairman A. Ford Sasser III with Rio Bank in McAllen; Vice Chair David W. Osborn with WestStar Bank in El Paso; and Treasurer Jan Mills with First National Bank of Winnsboro. The officers’ terms … Read more
Tyler-based Southside Bancshares Inc., the holding company of Southside Bank, rang the Nasdaq opening bell on Monday, September 28, in celebration of the bank’s 60th anniversary. Lee R. Gibson, president and CEO, presided over the virtual event and was joined by members of the company’s leadership team. Click here to view Southside Bancshares’ Nasdaq opening … Read more